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Come Back Cities: a support group for Fathers with special needs children (first meeting)

Come Back Cities: a support group for Fathers with special needs children is a safe space where Fathers could gather to share honest perspectives/experiences with each other; find fellowship and support with other Fathers raising special needs children; and participate in community art projects that honor the real experiences of Fathers with special needs children. In the Fall of 2021, we will meet on a monthly basis via Zoom.

Free

Art and Archives: Creativity During COVID-19

How do art and archives intersect? In this roundtable discussion, member of the Queens College and NYC communities will discuss creative projects undertaken during COVID-19, and their connections to primary sources and archival repositories. Livestreamed on https://www.facebook.com/queensmemory.

Free

Two Stories About the Same Miracle

Judson Memorial Church 55 Washington Square South, New York, NY, United States

On Sunday, Nov 21st, 2021 from 6-8:30pm, at Judson Memorial Church in New York City: Interdisciplinary performance artists Kilusan Tagle Bautista & Lia Bautista will share a staged reading of their respective stories raising a daughter with special needs.

Free

UnHomeless NYC

Kingsborough Art Museum 2001 Oriental Blvd., Brooklyn, NY, United States

UnHomeless NYC is an exhibition of 16 socially engaging artists dealing with the issues of housing insecurities. It serves as a forum to connect community groups, activists, artists, students, and scholars to explore the topic of homelessness and seeks for its solution. In-person opening March 9th, 3-7pm.

WORKSHOP #1 with BFAMFAPhD (invite only)

Three Facilitated Workshops focus on the impact of food and housing precarity on the well-being of students at Kingsborough Community College. The first two workshops use Intergroup Dialogue, a deep listening practice that highlights similarities and fosters understanding among different groups. The third workshop will be open to the public.

The Anti-Eviction Mapping Project (lecture)

In this talk, critical urbanist Manon Vergerio will give a brief background on the Anti-Eviction Mapping Project (AEMP), a web-based interactive mapping project that personalizes eviction data through the evictees’ stories of struggle and resistance.

How to Begin Again: An Initiation Towards Unitary Urbanism

How to Begin Again is a 4-step initiation to a new awareness about alternatives for the future of urban design. It centers on the concept of unitary urbanism, which CohStra redefines as “an anti-capitalist and transdisciplinary practice that attempts to bridge popular and scientific knowledge to co-produce social and environmental justice in cities.”

The Artist & Homeless Collective (discussion)

In the early 1990s, conceptual artist Hope Sandrow founded the Artist & Homeless Collaborative, an innovative New York City public art project. Sandrow will discuss her project with Nina Felshin, the editor of But Is it Art? The Spirit of Art as Activism (Seattle, WA; Bay Press, 1995).

Ending Housing Precarity

NYC's Chief Housing Officer Jessica Katz will discuss the current housing crisis with activists, scholars, and CUNY students.

WORKSHOP #3 (with BFAMFAPhD)

Three Facilitated Workshops focus on the impact of food and housing precarity on the well-being of students at Kingsborough Community College. The first two workshops use Intergroup Dialogue—a deep listening practice that aims to highlight similarities and foster understanding among different groups. This final WORKSHOP #3 will be a public event on Zoom and will create a dialogue with other projects included in the UnHomeless NYC exhibition.